Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 84 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 84 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Tue, Nov 7, 2017, 11:48 PM AKST (08:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-08 08:48:43 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.043° N, 150.206° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
45

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.935 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.722 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.3129 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.830 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.565 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.924 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.560 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.727 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.383 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.161 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.195 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.79 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.74 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.262 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.965 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.467 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.914 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7 · tsunami flag
  19. 2.615 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.571 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.6109 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.295 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.910 km ENE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.853 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.860 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.746 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 1.826 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.649 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.0124 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.728 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.929 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.8105 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.255 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.069 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.292 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.751 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.113 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.360 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away

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